PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY LANDFORMS自然地理与地貌.pptxVIP

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY LANDFORMS Utah Studies Hemispheres Equator Prime Meridian Hydrologic Cycle Circulation of water between the atmosphere, oceans, and earth Precipitation Land Oceans Evaporation Landforms Turn to pg 2 in textbook titled “Landforms” Look at the list of landforms given. Write 3 down that you know Write down 2 that you do NOT know Internal Forces (Inside) Plate Tectonics: giant plates that move across the surface of the earth As they bump, push, grind, split it causes landforms to be created Earthquakes and volcanoes Haiti Earthquake 316,000 killed Laupahoehoe Harbor, Hawaii- Tsunami April 1946 159 died (21 kids, 3 teachers) 200 ft of ocean floor exposed Kilauea Volcano- Hawaii One of world’s most active volcanoes External Forces (Outside) Weathering: rocks breaks apart Done by: water, plants, animals Erosion: the broken rocks are moved around Done by: rain, rivers, glaciers, wind Human Impact Pollution mixes with rain to create acid rain which ruins landforms Overgrazing and deforestation Digging, mining, etc. Vocab Words Add the following words to your vocab sheet (DUE NEXT TIME) Landform/ Topography Weathering Erosion Internal Forces External Forces Physiographic Regions